Bulgaria and Serbia diversify energy supplies

The presidents of Bulgaria and Serbia launched the construction of the Bulgarian part of a gas link that is designed to diversify the energy supplies. The 93.2 million USD project is one of several planned gas interconnectors that would give eastern European Union members and countries hoping to join the 27-nation bloc access to the global gas market.

The 170-kilometer pipeline, which the EU is mostly funding, will run from the Bulgarian city of Novi Iskar to Nis in southern Serbia. Serbian President thanked the European Union for helping to finance the project. Bulgaria is a member of the EU, and Serbia is a candidate for membership.